PAINTER

Josep Maria Subirachs

1927 - 2014

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Josep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə suβiˈɾaks]; 11 March 1927 – 7 April 2014) was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century. His best known work is probably the Passion Facade of the basilica of the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. He was controversial, as he did not make any concessions to the style of the architect who designed the building, Antoni Gaudí.Subirachs' sculptural typography in Barcelona is featured in Eye magazine (No. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josep Maria Subirachs has received more than 89,101 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Josep Maria Subirachs is the 1,354th most popular painter (down from 1,211th in 2019), the 1,156th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,049th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Spanish Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 89k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Josep Maria Subirachs has had the most page views in the with 13,322 views, followed by Spanish (12,374), and Catalan (3,642). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (89.90%), Basque (75.08%), and Latin (58.30%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 1,354 out of 2,023. Before him are Martin Johnson Heade, François de Troy, Jan de Bray, Edmond Aman-Jean, George Segal, and Marianne North. After him are Qiu Ying, Kamal-ol-molk, Domenico Tintoretto, Max Weber, Giottino, and Eva Bonnier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 212. Before him are B. V. Doshi, Patrick O'Neal, Bernard Fox, Irina Skobtseva, Pierre Granier-Deferre, and L. Q. Jones. After him are Adrián Escudero, Alma Adamkienė, Micheline Bernardini, Greta Andersen, Roger Carel, and Yusuf Idris. Among people deceased in 2014, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 192. Before him are José Wilker, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Yuri Lyubimov, Martha Hyer, Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, and William Guarnere. After him are Yoshihito, Prince Katsura, Andréa Parisy, Tom Finney, Richard Dürr, Joel Camargo, and Samih al-Qasim.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 1,156 out of 3,355. Before him are Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (1856), Julio Jiménez (1934), Juan Martínez Montañés (1568), Paco Bienzobas (1909), Juan Bautista Aznar-Cabañas (1860), and Joaquim Rifé (1942). After him are Arsenio Iglesias (1930), Emilio de Villota (1946), Adrián Escudero (1927), Luis Miró (1913), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), and Marc Márquez (1993).

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Among PAINTERS In Spain

Among painters born in Spain, Josep Maria Subirachs ranks 45. Before him are Joaquín Sabina (1949), Antonio Saura (1930), Francisco Bayeu y Subías (1734), Julio Romero de Torres (1874), Francisco Herrera the Younger (1622), and Francisco Pradilla Ortiz (1848). After him are Claudio Coello (1642), Óscar Domínguez (1906), Vicente López Portaña (1772), Juan Fernández Navarrete (1526), José de Madrazo y Agudo (1781), and Luis Royo (1954).

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